Jaishankar said that during his visit to Pakistan, he would not talk about the relations between the two countries.
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Pakistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting, said on Saturday that he would not travel there to hold talks with the neighboring country.
Addressing an event in Delhi, Jaishankar said the only reason he was visiting Pakistan was for the SCO meeting. This is a multilateral event. They will not discuss Indo-Pakistani relations there.
The foreign minister said: “As a good member of the SCO, I will attend the meeting in Pakistan. I am an honest man, so I will behave well when I go there.” Apart from this, Jaishankar also held Pakistan responsible for SAARC’s lack of activity.
Jaishankar will visit Pakistan on October 15 and 16.
Jaishankar said – SAARC is not able to move forward because of Pakistan He said: “SAARC is not making progress at the moment. We have not held any meeting for years. There is only one reason for this, and that is that a member of the organization carries out terrorist attacks against each other. Terrorism is an issue that cannot be ignored. There can be no compromise. If this continues, we cannot move SAARC forward.
The SAARC organization was established to provide coordination among South Asian countries. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka are its member countries. However, due to the differences between India and Pakistan, the organization is not able to function properly. This raises questions about its importance.
Jaishankar to visit Pakistan on October 15-16 Foreign Minister Jaishankar will visit Pakistan on October 15-16. He will attend the SCO Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Islamabad. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, gave this information on Friday October 4. This will be the first time an Indian minister will visit Pakistan since Sushma Swaraj’s visit in 2015.
In fact, Pakistan had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the SCO meeting on August 29. Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said invitations had been sent to heads of all member countries to attend the meeting.
Following Pakistan’s invitation, on August 30, Jaishankar had made a statement on relations between the two countries. He had said-
The phase of negotiations with Pakistan is over. There is a time for everything, each work comes to an end. Article 370 has been removed in Jammu and Kashmir, the issue is resolved. Now why should we consider a relationship with Pakistan?
The photo is from 2015, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Lahore, Pakistan, for a surprise visit.
Tension increased between India and Pakistan after Uri attack In 2016, four terrorists disguised as Indian soldiers entered the Indian Army brigade headquarters in Uri. In three minutes, the terrorists threw more than 15 grenades at the camp. 19 Indian Army soldiers were martyred in this attack.
To respond to the attack, the Indian Army entered PoK and carried out a surgical strike on the night of September 28-29. The Indian Army returned after completing the operation early in the morning. 38 terrorists were killed in this attack. Since then, tensions have increased in relations between the two countries.
Pakistani artists and their films also began to be boycotted in India. The Indian cricket team also last visited Pakistan to play a match in 2008. There has been no high-level meeting between India and Pakistan since the article was removed 370 from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.